adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the effete intellectuals in New York society
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Could one call it decadent or effete ?
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He studied the Gascon's dark effete face and the jewel-encrusted pearl which swung arrogantly from one ear lobe.
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If there were ever an illustration of an effete ruling elite, it is this.
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That's what these square, effete types did, I eventually figured: they listened to Bartok and bathed a lot.